Knowing that the Jedi Order’s fate hung in the balance, Windu attempted to arrest the chancellor before his plot came to fruition. After three years of war however, the Jedi discovered that the Republic’s leader, Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, was in fact Darth Sidious-the Dark Lord of the Sith who conspired to destroy the Jedi in order to take over the galaxy. He also took his lightsaber into battle on multiple occasions, helping to liberate Ryloth and defend Malastare against Separatist forces during the Clone Wars.
Following the Battle of Geonosis, Windu helped to oversee the overall war effort as a Jedi General of the Grand Army of the Republic.